Re: PHP building on Linux: A question on configure script!

Just a couple of comments, see below. On Tue, 2002-12-17 at 00:36, Ananth Kesari wrote: > Well, we could figure out this as of now. Thanks for your response. We will get back if we have > further problems. > > Thanks, > Ananth. > > >>> Derick Rethans <derick@php.net> 12/13/02 08:04PM >>> > Hi, > > On Fri, 13 Dec 2002, Ananth Kesari wrote: > > > To build for Apache on Unix, it appears that we have to use the > > following options in the configure script to get the equivalent of > > what I mentioned above: > > > > --with-apache=<Path to Apache source> --disable-posix > > --with-mysql=shared --with-ldap=shared --enable-ftp --enable-bcmath > > --enable-calendar > > > > The problem in this approach is that we seem to be getting a static > > library (xxx.a) as an output. We are not clear what we are supposed to > > do with this library! Perhaps this needs to be then built along with > > Apache into the Apache executable. > > Yup, you're correct with that statement. In order to build it along, you would configure your apache with the --activate-module=src/modules/php4/libphp4.a > > > > > There is an option called: > > > > --with-apxs=<path to the apxs script of Apache> > > > > which seems to produce a "DSO" which doesn't seem to work on Linux. > > The build fails due to errors in the apxs script. > > --with-apxs would be the way to go, what errors do you get? Are you > using Apache 1.3 or a 2.0 series? > > Derick It might also be relevant to know how you built apache and with what options... I'm not 100% sure but I believe apxs will only be installed if you use --enable-module=so I could be wrong or even off-topic though. > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Derick Rethans > http://derickrethans.nl/ > PHP Magazine - PHP Magazine for Professionals > http://php-mag.net/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- Xavier Spriet <xavier@wuug.org>